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Saturday, March 22, 2014

News from The Hill: Wall Street’s warning shot to Ryan - By Peter Schroeder and Bernie Becker

News from The Hill: Wall Street’s warning shot to Ryan - By Peter Schroeder and Bernie Becker

The banking industry's vigorous pushback against Rep. Dave Camp's tax reform plan is a warning shot for his likely successor, Rep. Paul Ryan.

Like most industries, Wall Street isn’t worried that Camp’s (R-Mich.) plan could move through Congress in an election year. Plus, Camp is scheduled to be in his last year with the gavel of the powerful Ways and Means Committee.

But the financial industry fears that Camp’s proposal to tax the nation’s biggest banks could someday make a comeback when lawmakers seek revenue generators for legislation.

Read the story here.

March 22, 2014: The Hill's E-news
The Hill: Why not run? The pluses and pitfalls for 2016 GOP hopefuls
By Alexandra Jaffe
Many Republicans with an eye on the White House in 2016 may be asking themselves “Why not run?” when pondering a presidential bid.
The Hill: Leveling the playing field Obama's way
By Mike Lillis
President Obama intensified pressure on Congress to bolster economic opportunities for women in his much touted "year of action."
The Hill: GOP governors leading economic comeback?
By Rebecca Shabad
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) touted the economic successes Republican governors have achieved in their states during the party’s weekly address Saturday.
The Hill: Marco Rubio's Reagan moment?
By Cameron Joseph
If the Cold War is back, Marco Rubio wants to be Ronald Reagan.
The Hill: House to consider Ryan budget in April
By Russell Berman
House Republicans in April will consider a budget authored by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) that sticks to a bipartisan spending level for 2015 but balances within a decade, Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) told lawmakers on Friday.
The Hill: Obama signs flood insurance bill
By Erik Wasson
President Obama on Friday signed a bill that rolls back flood insurance rate increases on coastal properties called for in a 2012 reform of the trouble National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
The Hill: Michigan gay marriage ban overturned
By Rebecca Shabad
A federal judge on Friday struck down Michigan’s 2004 ban on same-sex marriage.
The Hill: House offers new Ukraine bill
By Erik Wasson
House lawmakers on Friday introduced a new Ukraine aid and Russia sanctions bill that does not contain controversial International Monetary Fund (IMF) reforms opposed by GOP leaders.
The Hill: ObamaCare drug savings touted
By Elise Viebeck
The Obama administration is out with new numbers touting consumer savings under the healthcare law, a move that will help boost Democrats' effort to go on offense on ObamaCare.
The Hill: GOP wishes Dems an unhappy O-Care anniversary
By Cameron Joseph
Republicans are wishing Democrats an unhappy fourth anniversary on ObamaCare.
The Hill: ‘Hip-hop’ caucus tries to excite blacks
By Tim Devaney
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are trying to get young African-Americans excited about fighting climate change.
The Hill: Obama's move to relieve snooping fears
By Justin Sink
President Obama and senior administration officials huddled with top technology executives Friday to discuss progress on the president's proposed reforms to electronic government surveillance program, amid growing concerns voiced by some of Silicon Valley's biggest names over government surveillance.
The Hill: Sen. Feinstein 'open to changes' on NSA spying
By Kate Tummarello
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said Friday she will consider forthcoming recommendations to change the National Security Agency's (NSA) controversial phone surveillance program.
Bloomberg: Caterpillar said to be focus of Senate overseas tax probe
By Richard Rubin and Jesse Drucker
A U.S. Senate investigative panel is examining Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) and whether the company improperly avoided U.S. taxes by moving profits outside the country, said three people familiar with the inquiry.
Reuters: Rhode Island House speaker's home, office searched in federal probe
By Fausto Giovanny Pinto
U.S. federal law-enforcement officials searched the office and home of the speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, Gordon Fox, on Friday, according to his spokesman.
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Thursday, March 20, 2014

North Carolinians complain about this credit-card company the most - Dawn Kurry Charlotte Business Journal Morning Edition

Charlotte Business Journal Morning Edition

Jan 15, 2014 Dawn Kurry, Triangle Business Journal

North Carolinians complain about this credit-card company the most

Are you complaining about what’s in your wallet? Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF) is the most complained-about credit-card company among North Carolinians, according to a report released Tuesday by the N.C. Public Interest Research Group's Education Fund.


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Monday, April 30, 2012

Barclays' Board Is Heckled Over Pay - NYTimes.com

Barclays' Board Is Heckled Over Pay - NYTimes.com: "APRIL 27, 2012, INVESTMENT BANKING


Barclays’ Board Is Heckled Over Pay BY JULIA WERDIGIER"


LONDON — Facing angry shareholders packed in a London concert hall, the management of Barclays pledged on Friday to reduce executive pay and apologized for not communicating enough with its shareholders.


Gathering at the Royal Festival Hall in London, which is usually reserved for music performances,   Robert E. Diamond Jr., the chief executive; Marcus Agius, the chairman; and the other members of Barclays’ board answered questions from disgruntled shareholders about why the bank paid million-dollar bonuses to its senior executives while earnings and the share price fell... http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/04/27/barclays-board-is-heckled-over-pay/?nl=business&emc=dlbkpma2_20120427

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Monday, November 07, 2011

Slate - Abby Ohlheiser: Polls Show Bank of America's Loss is Credit Unions' Gain


Polls Show Bank of America's Loss is Credit Unions' Gain



One survey suggests credit unions gained 650K customers after BofA announced its now-canceled debit card fee.


 
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Just how bad was the backlash from Bank of America’s now canceled plan to charge $5 a month for debit card use
Two new polls provide some indication that the institution’s highly criticized move may have sent hundreds of thousands of customers fleeing to credit unions. And it’s not even Bank Transfer Day, yet. 
new survey from the Credit Union National Association found that credit unions have gained at least 650,000 new customers since September 29, the day Bank of America announced the new debit card fee. As the Los Angeles Times notes, that’s more than the 600,000 customers who joined credit unions during the entirety of 2010.  
By the association's tally, deposits into those new savings accounts totaled $4.5 billion, which, according to Reuters, is more in deposits than credit unions typically get from their entire customer base in a month.
A second poll by Harris Interactive highlights the disparity between customers' loyalty to the respective financial institutions. Nearly 90 percent of credit union customers said they were extremely or very likely to stick with their current institution, compared to only 40 percent of BofA customers. Other big banks didn't fare much better: Only 46 percent of JP Morgan Chase's customers and 54 percent of Wells Fargo/Wachovia's customers indicated a strong intention to stay put.

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Yahoo Finance - Bank Transfer Day: A Protest With Your Money by Brian O'Connell

Bank Transfer Day: A Protest With Your Money
by Brian O'Connell Wednesday, October 12, 2011


Occupy Wall Street has dominated headlines for the past few weeks, with advocates and critics jaw-boning over whether it was government or Wall Street that fueled the financial crisis (here's a vote for both).


On the movement's Facebook page, protest organizers say that, even with new government regulations in place to keep banks in check, they're still making out like bandits. For example:

With the Durbin Amendment in effect, banks will still make 19 cents profit per processed transaction.

The average consumer uses his or her debit card 24 times per month.

Without the additional fee, Bank of America stands to turn a $3.3 billion annual profit from its 59 million customers' debit card transactions.

Here's an explanation from the organizers of Bank Transfer Day, straight from the group's Facebook page


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Credit Union Times: Bank Transfer Day Continues Facebook Runup

Credit Union Times: Bank Transfer Day Continues Facebook Runup

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Bank Transfer Day Continues Facebook Runup

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Bank Transfer Day Continues Facebook Runup

Kristen Christian, the Los Angeles art dealer who thought up Bank Transfer Day and tied it to Guy Fawkes Day.Kristen Christian, the Los Angeles art dealer who thought up Bank Transfer Day and tied it to Guy Fawkes Day.
The Bank Transfer Day phenomenon popping up all over the media – mainstream and social – took some new turns Monday.
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Credit unions in Ohio, South Carolina and Pennsylvania also have said they’re working to take advantage of the new wave of anti-bank sentiment.
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As it turns out, Coasthills is one of two California CUs of choice for the now “credit union face” of Bank Transfer Day, Kristen Christian, the Los Angeles art dealer who created the original Facebook page about Bank Transfer Day a couple weeks ago and decided on Nov. 5 – Guy Fawkes Day in England – as the day.
Christian, who said she created the site out of her frustration at Bank of America’s new$5 monthly debit fee – reiterated Monday that she is not out for personal gain or notoriety but is a willing advocate for CUs “because of what they do and what they represent.”
Christian told Credit Union Times she has conducted “many interviews over the phone with radio station reporters from Texas and everywhere and now I have something on CNN with Don Lemon.”

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